Posted By Claire Martin On October 15, 2012 @ 1:12 pm In General Medicine | No Comments

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"Food Rules" by Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma"

Go here[1] and maybe Michael Pollan will answer your question. Hurry: He’s not going to be on reddit for very long.

Here are a few of his responses:

Question: Hello Mr. Pollan, I am a student and reporter for my campus newspaper and I am writing an article about proposition 37. I have a few questions: If we’ve been eating genetically modified food for 18 years, why are we finally trying to label GM’s now? Why are we, as a nation, dependent on Big Food? If the labeling of GMs pass, will this stir a war on the food industry? Why is it important to know if our food is genetically modified? More than 40 nations have GM labeling, but the U.S. does not — why haven’t the U.S. began labeling GMs earlier? Do you think there’s fear of a strike from the food chain?

Answer:

We’ve been trying to label GMO foods since we began eating them 18 years ago, but the industry has fought it at every stage — FDA, Congress, White House, state legislators. This is the rare opportunity, here in California, for the public to finally get heard on the issue.